(CNN) The FBI and local law enforcement are working together regarding "threats of violence" and Virginia clergy leaders are urging prayer and peace as the state's capital braces for a guns rights rally on Monday -- a date which coincides with the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr's legacy. "In this difficult moment, and in the face of these threats, we seek to muster Dr. King's moral courage." Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for the FBI Richmond field office said the agency "would provide assistance as deemed appropriate to ensure public safety." Spokeswoman Dee Rybiski said in a statement: "In response to a request for assistance from the Virginia Division of Capitol Police, FBI Richmond has been working with our local and state law enforcement partners in relation to threats of violence at the rally on January 20, 2020." Federal authorities arrested a number of suspected neo-Nazis around the country this week out of concern that they were planning violent acts at Monday's gun rights rally in Richmond, a senior FBI official said Friday.

Source: CNN January 19, 2020 19:52 UTC